Life is full of failures and successes. However, some failures and successes will stay with you forever. Indeed, their impact is strong and the lessons you learn from them will remain engraved in your memory forever. One of these “failures” had a very strong impact on my life, because the lesson I learned from it was invaluable. This impact was related to my efforts in an acting career. The incident took place in New Orleans. I was in New Orleans to give one of the biggest auditions of my career thus far. I took a yellow taxi to the address given for the audition. The beautiful sunny day in New Orleans perfectly reflected my enthusiasm and optimism. I entered the gray building, which was plain and barely visible as it was on a small street among the flooded houses. I entered the building nervously, clutching the audition papers tightly in my hands. I prayed that all the lines I had to say during the audition would stay in my head forever. A woman called me and asked me to take the elevator to the second floor. The tension-filled elevator ride took me to the second floor. As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, my heart sank deeply with the sight before me. The room was filled with my look-alikes who were there to get the exact same thing as me. They were all there as "Christinas", the only possible difference being in their talents and acting style. However, this difference was important because it would decide the ultimate fate of one of the “Christinas”. I sat and waited for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, my name was called. I walked into the casting producer's office. I said my name and my age, and the woman over there started reading from a sheet...in the middle of a paper..." was eclipsed by the darkness. To my dismay, I found that the producers were not convinced by the change in the character's look that I had proposed. I feel sad when I watch the show and see one of the “Christinas” from the crowd at the audition room in New Orleans, living out my dream role on screen. After all, it could have been me! However, I learned an important lesson from this failure. I learned to see a “no” as a process of growth as an actress, not as a “failure”. Now I come out of auditions thinking that what's left is left behind, and I will definitely get a role if it suits me. Once I get the role, nothing can stop me from giving my best to the role and bringing the character to life. I learned to handle refusals with maturity. It made me realize that when one door closes, ten other doors open for you..